India's emboldened Hindu hardliners push for beef ban in what could take toll on poor

April 16, 2015 6:11 AM

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In this April 2, 2015 photo, traders buy and sell buffaloes at Ghazipur slaughterhouse complex in New Delhi, India. India is the world’s second-largest exporter of beef, but with the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party last year, the industry is facing tougher bans on slaughter. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) (The Associated Press)

In this April 2, 2015 photo, a worker drags a buffalo after it is unloaded from a truck at Ghazipur slaughterhouse complex in New Delhi, India. India is the world’s second-largest exporter of beef, but with the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party last y...